Patrickswell news for w/e January 7th

CHURCH NOTICES

Listed readers for this weekend, January 8-9, The First Sunday in Ordinary time and The Baptism of the Lord are as follows, Saturday at 7pm Eimear Foley, Sunday at 10am Sam Milburn, Sunday at 12noon Joanne Tierney. Eucharistic Ministers,

Saturday at 7pm, E.O’Byrne R.Madigan, J.Tierney. Sunday at 10am, N.Murray, P.J.O’Grady, Sunday at 12noon, B.Enright, N.Quinn, P.Kirby. Please arrange a replacement if you are unable to fulfill any duty allocated to you. Weekday masses are at 9-30 am Monday to Friday. The weekly prayer meeting takes place on Monday at 8pm and all are welcome. This Friday January 7, is First Friday, and there will be Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament after the 9-30 am mass until 11am. Communion will be distributed to the sick. Devotions to Our Lady of Fatima will take place before the 7pm mass on Saturday. Crib donations can still be made, the proceeds of which are for mission work in Brazil.

PARISH NEWSLETTER

Items for inclusion in the weekly Parish Newsletter should be handed into the sacristy by 9-30am each Friday, or contact Fr. Muiris O’Connor on 353711 or 0866075628. Alternatively they can be emailed to muirisoc@eircom.net

PILGRIMAGE

A ten day pilgrimage to the Holy Land, with spiritual directors, is being organised from October 1-10 flying directly from Shannon. The cost will be E1145 PPS which includes half board accommodation and all taxes. For further information contact Joan O’Brien 320947, 087-9688233, or Dan O’Riordan 397460.

SYMPATHY

The community extends its heartfelt sympathy to Mossie Carmody and extended family, on the recent sad loss of his eldest sister Myra, of Mount Earl, who passed away on the morning of St. Stephen’s Day. The Holy Trinity Abbey, Adare, was full to capacity for the funeral mass on Thursday morning which was a source of great comfort to the family, and was also a tribute to the high regard and affection that Myra was held in. Her loving, caring and compassionate nature touched the lives of many, and she will be sadly missed but lovingly remembered for those special qualities, which endeared her to family and friends alike. May her soul rest in peace.

PARENT AND TODDLER

The group will recommence activities on the morning of Thursday January 13 at 9-30.

New members are always welcome, and you can just call in if you wish to join the group.

PLAYSCHOOL

 The list of names for this year’s intake for the Community Playschool has already been started. If you need a place for your child please call in to register. We are situated at the National School.

 

COMPUTER SKILLS

No date has been decided yet, but computer classes will restart this month. If you have already applied you will be contacted with course details. The cost is 60 Euro for six classes, and the course is available to Complete beginners, Improvers and Advanced level. Contact Evelyn Doran on 215755, 086-2507273, or email eveness@iolfree.ie

 

CITIZEN’S INFORMATION

This service will recommence at the Resource Centre on Tuesday January 18 from noon until 1pm. The  service which is delivered by professional staff is free, confidential and impartial. A free confidential counselling service can also be requested.

 

 BLOOD DONORS

The Irish Blood Transfusion Service wishes all donors a happy new year. Donor clinics will be held in the coming week at the Pastoral Resource Centre in Kilmallock on Monday and Tuesday January 10-11 from 6 to 9pm. You can visit any blood donor clinic as long as ninety days have elapsed since you last gave blood, and you are urged to please give regularly. There will be donor sessions in Raheen and Bruff the following week. For more information contact the Donor Information Line on 1850 731137, or www.ibts.ie

 

TIDY TOWNS

The news of our second place in the Limerick in Bloom Awards was well received over the holiday period. The announcement was made just in time for us to include the news in the notes and Parish Newsletter. Here are the details; Patrickswell scored a mark of eighty two, and the following is a complete record of the judges remarks. The roundabout entrance was awash with colour and very impressive. The grotto is very well preserved but the walls could be improved. The new stone troughs around the village are very striking. The Dark Horse pub was awash with coloured baskets. Many gardens were adorned with colour. Lisheen Estate has vastly improved. These remarks are very encouraging and well done to everyone whose efforts were worthy of particular mention. We will be including improvements to the wall at the shrine as one of our priorities for the coming year. If anyone can offer assistance for that project in terms of cleaning, painting or sponsoring the paint we would be glad to hear from you. We were delighted to see the improvements made to the area around the bus stop opposite the Dragon I restaurant just before Christmas. The ground has been levelled and kerbed, a footpath and  proper parking bay installed. We had already trimmed back the hedge there last year, and the whole area will be easier to maintain. Another priority is for something to be done to the grass verges adjacent to the refurbished wall, just up from the entrance to Shannon Development. Last year’s efforts of adding topsoil, levelling and reseeding have been totally wiped out with lorries parking and churning up the ground. We had contacted the community council for advice regarding parking there but they appeared unwilling or unable to help us. However we intend to pursue the matter further and will persevere in our resolve for a more satisfactory and permanent solution.